Compact shoe shine kit



Feb. 25, 1958' L. s. KERNAN I COMPACT SHOE SHINE KIT Filed Oct. 4, 1955.

'LEONAR'D- a. KE'RNAN" ATTD R N EYE United States Patent COMPACT SHOESHINE KIT Leonard G. Ker-nan, St. Cloud, Minn.

Application October 4, 1955, Serial No. 538,421

1 Claim. (Cl. 15265) This invention relates to a shoeshine kit.

The object of the invention is to provide a shoeshine kit which can bereadily collapsed when it is not being used.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoeshine kit which canbe opened to provide a support for a person's foot when the shoe isbeing shined, and wherein a container is hingedly mounted in the standso that the container can be used as a convenient storage base forbrushes, shoe polish and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoeshine kit which isextremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the shoeshine kit shown in closedor collapsed position, and with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the shoeshine kitshown in open position.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the shoeshine kit.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the stand.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the locking lug.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6--6 of Figure 3.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a rodwhich may be made of any suitable material such as metal. There isfurther provided a pair of legs 12 which are arranged in convergingrelation with respect to each other, and the legs 12 are spaced from therod 10 so as to form a tripod-like stand. Extending from the upper endof each of the legs 12 is a first section 14,

Figure 4, and each of the first sections 14 terminates in a straightportion 15. A crosspiece 16 extends between the pair of straightportions 15, and the crosspiece 16 extends through the eyelet 11. Theportions 14, 15 and 16 cooperate to define a support member 13 whereby aperson can place his foot on the support member 13 as when a shoe is tobe conveniently shined or polished.

Secured to each of the legs 12 is a bracket 17, and a cover or lid 18 issecured to the pair of brackets 17 in any suitable manner. The cover 18is arranged contiguous to the inner surfaces of the legs 12. A containeror housing 19 is hingedly or pivotally connected to the lower end of thecover 18 by means of a hinge 20, Figure 2. The container 19 can be usedto hold shoe polish, brushes, rags or the like.

There is further provided a lug 21 which is secured to the container 19in any suitable manner, and the lug 21 is provided with a slot or cutout22 which receives therein the rod 10.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has been provided ashoeshine kit and when the device is not being ICC used it can be foldedor collapsed to the position shown in Figure 1. Thus, with the partsarranged as shown in Figure 1 the cover 18 snugly closes the container19, and the container 19 may have shoe polish, brushes, rags or the liketherein. The lug 21 with the slot 22 engages the upper portion of therod 10 so as to maintain the parts in their closed position withsuflicient friction to prevent accidental opening thereof. However, whenthe shoes are to be shined, the parts are moved from the position shownin Figure l to the position shown in Figure 2 so that the lug 21 movesdown the rod 10 and forms a locking mechanism to hold the rod 10separated or spaced from the legs 12. Also, in the position shown inFigure 2 the container 19 is open or in a substantially horizontalposition so that access can be readily had to the interior of thecontainer 19 as when the polish or brushes or the like are to beremoved. With the parts arranged as shown in Figure 2, a persons footcan be supported on the support member 13 so that a shoe on this footcan be conveniently or readily shined or polished. The web 16 pivotallyengages the eyelet 11.

The shoeshine set of the present invention is compact when in closedposition so that it can be readily placed out of the way as for exampleit can be placed behind a door or readily positioned in a closet. InFigure 1 the device is shown in closed position and in Figure 2 thedevice is shown in open position. With the device arranged as shown inFigure 2, the brushes, polish, or other material are within easy reach.The rod 10 and legs 12 form a tripod or stand. The lug 21 acts as a lockto hold the stand open when in use and also serves to maintain the standin locked position when closed.

I claim:

A shoeshine kit comprising an inclined rod having an eyelet on its upperend, a pair of spaced apart legs arranged in converging relation withrespect to each other, said legs being spaced from the rod so as to forma tripodlike stand, a first section extending from the upper end of eachof said legs and terminating in angularly arranged and parallel straightportions, a crosspiece interconnecting said straight portions togetherand said crosspiece projecting through said eyelet, a bracket secured toeach of said legs, a hollow cover secured to said brackets and arrangedcontiguous to the inner surface of said legs, a container hingedlyconnected to the lower end of said cover for holding articles such asshoe polish, brushes, rags and the like, said first sections andstraight portions coacting to provide a support for a persons foot whena shoe is being shined or polished, and an L-shaped lug for retainingsaid parts in open and closed positions, having one portion thereofsecured to said container and with the other portion provided with aslot for slidably engaging said rod so as to maintain the parts in theirclosed position with suflicient friction to prevent accidental openingthereof when said lug is moved into position adjacent the eyelet on theupper end of said rod, and whereby when the kit is in a folded position,the cover snugly closes said container, and when the kit is in openposition, the lug forms a locking mechanism to hold the rod separatedfrom the legs when said lug is moved into position adjacent the lowerend of said rod, and when the kit is in open position the container isopen and in a substantially horizontal position so that access can bereadily had to the interior of the container as when the polish orbrushes or the like are to be removed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS CraigSept. 3, 1907

